Watch: The Antoine Griezmann header against Germany in UEFA Nations League that the world is talking about

UEFA Nations League, France vs Germany: French forward Antoine Griezmann scored the Puskas award contender as he brought his team level 1-1 with a headed goal against the Germans.

Antoine Griezmann's first goal against Germany | Screen Grab&nbsp

The 2014 FIFA World Cup winners Germany were up against the current world champions France in the UEFA Nations League match in Paris, hoping to bring an end to their woeful form in front of the goal that saw them go goalless in the previous three games. While Toni Kroos opened the scoring for Die Mannschaft from the spot, an Antoine Griezmann double was enough to hand Joachim Low's men a 2-1 defeat. While the first and the final goal of the game came through penalties, it was Griezmann's header to open the scoring for France that left football fans awestruck as many categorised it as a Puskas award contender.

Germany went into the second half with 1-0 lead, having been the clear better side of the two in the first half, with Kroos' goal from the spot rewarding the Manuel Neuer-led team for the efforts. In the 61st minute, French left-back Lucas Hernandez put in the most perfect cross towards Griezmann, who guided the ball past German custodian Neuer in style.

Despite being surrounded by German defenders, Griezmann produced one of the most beautiful headers despite not being someone who is known to score headed goals, both because of his style of play and height. Here's a look at the goal:

With 26 goals to his name, Antoine Griezmann is now the 10th top goalscorer in the history of the French national team. His goal and Germany drew many plaudits on social media, but can it go on to win the Puskas award for the year? Many think it is a contender.

If there was a Puskas Award for headers, #Griezmann's equaliser for France against Germany would be a contender. Brilliant.

Griezmann has been open about his disappointment over the European Player of the Year and FIFA The Best awards snub, but really wants a French player to win the Ballon d'Or especially after the French national team won the FIFA World Cup in Russia. "I deserve to be in the top three," he had told L'Equipe. "It's weird and a pity. This is a trophy that's awarded by FIFA, right? We won a World Cup and there's no Frenchman on the shortlist. That's the choice, but it's surprising."

Placed in Group 1 of League A, France presently hold the top spot with seven points while Netherlands have three. Germany, on the other hand, have only one point from three games and are likely to go down in League B even if they manage to beat the Netherlands on November 19.

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